Neoliberalism, public health, and the moral perils of fatness

被引:183
作者
LeBesco, Kathleen [1 ]
机构
[1] Marymount Manhattan Coll, Dept Commun Arts, New York, NY 10021 USA
关键词
neoliberalism; governmentality; obesity; obesogenic environment; BMI bill; healthism; body weight and health; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; ATTITUDES;
D O I
10.1080/09581596.2010.529422
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
This article examines attempts by the state - via body mass index (BMI) bills, obesity report cards, curtailment of custody, and more - to enlist individual citizens in the war on obesity as they rehearse a reductive collapse between weight and health that may actually undermine human wellness. The article considers such efforts to responsibilize the individual citizen in light of recent arguments by concerned scholars that the collective citizenry must revolt against the oppressiveness of our so-called 'obesogenic environment' if we are to preserve our good health. Finally, the article offers alternatives to neoliberal governmentality and the obesogenic environment approach in an effort to rethink fatness.
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页码:153 / 164
页数:12
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